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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Instant Recovery of VMware VMs</h1>
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   <p>This section describes how to instantly recover a VM that has been backed up to the original location or a new location.</p>
   <div class="section">
    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Context</h4>
    <p>Backup copies, replication copies, and copies generated by live mount (copies that must have been unmounted from the VM) can be used for instant recovery. Data can be restored to the original or a new location.</p>
    <ul>
     <li>Restored to the original location
      <ul>
       <li>If you restore a VM to the original location, the system creates a VM in the path of the original VM (that is, the cluster or ESXi host to which the original VM belongs) and fully restores the backup data to the new VM.</li>
       <li>When data is restored to the original location, if the original location is a cluster and vSphere DRS is not enabled for the cluster, the system restores the VM to the host to which the VM belongs when the copy is generated. For details about how to check or enable vSphere DRS, visit the <a href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.resmgmt.doc/GUID-827DBD6D-08B7-4411-9214-9E126671457F.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">VMware official website</a>.</li>
       <li>Data cannot be restored to the original location using a replication copy, a copy generated by live mount, or a copy of a VM on an independent ESXi host.</li>
      </ul></li>
     <li>Restored to a new location
      <ul>
       <li>When data is restored to a new location, the system performs full restoration and restores the backup data to a specified new path. That is, the user specifies the ESXi host or cluster where the new VM is located and the corresponding datastore.</li>
       <li>When data is restored to a new location, if the new location is a cluster, vSphere DRS must be enabled for the cluster. Otherwise, the restoration cannot be performed. You are advised to select a host in the cluster for restoration or enable vSphere DRS on the vCenter before restoration. For details about how to check or enable vSphere DRS, visit the <a href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.resmgmt.doc/GUID-827DBD6D-08B7-4411-9214-9E126671457F.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">VMware official website</a>.</li>
       <li>When data is restored to a new location, it cannot be instantly recovered to an independent ESXi host.</li>
      </ul></li>
    </ul>
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   <div class="section">
    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4>
    <ul>
     <li>If data is to be restored to a cluster, ensure that all hosts in the cluster can communicate with the logical ports of the backup storage.</li>
     <li>If data is to be restored to a host, ensure that the selected host can communicate with the logical ports of the backup storage.</li>
    </ul>
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    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4>
    <ol>
     <li><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="vmware_gud_0064__vmware_gud_0058_0_en-us_topic_0000001839142377_uicontrol1812933174613"><b><span id="vmware_gud_0064__vmware_gud_0058_0_en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text0129103112462"><strong>Explore</strong></span> &gt; <span id="vmware_gud_0064__vmware_gud_0058_0_en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text81291431134613"><strong>Copy Data</strong></span> &gt; <span id="vmware_gud_0064__vmware_gud_0058_0_en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text860175510430"><strong>Virtualization</strong></span> &gt; <span id="vmware_gud_0064__vmware_gud_0058_0_en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text8319371528"><strong>VMware</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li>
     <li><span>You can search for a copy by VM or copy. This section uses a VM as an example.</span><p></p><p>Click <strong>Resources</strong> to switch to the corresponding page, search for the VM to be restored by name, and click the VM name.</p> <p></p></li>
     <li><span>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Copy Data</strong></span></b></span> and select the year, month, and day in sequence to find the copy.</span><p></p><p>If <span><img src="en-us_image_0000001792547792.png"></span> is displayed below a month or day, a copy is generated in the month or on the day.</p> <p></p></li>
     <li><span>In the row that contains the copy, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Instant Recovery</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li>
     <li><span>Restore a VM to the original location or a new location.</span><p></p>
      <ul>
       <li>Restore the VM to the original location.
        <ol type="a">
         <li>Select <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Original location</strong></span></b></span> for restoring the VM.</li>
         <li>Set a name for the new VM.<p>The name of the new VM cannot be the same as that of other VMs on the vCenter Server or ESXi host.</p></li>
         <li>Select whether to enable the network adapter of the VM after the restoration.
          <ul>
           <li>Disabled: All network adapters of the VM are disconnected after the restoration. To remotely log in to the VM, you need to set the connection status of the network adapter on the vSphere or ESXi page after the restoration.<p>For details, see <a href="vmware_gud_0099.html">How Do I Enable the Network Adapter of a VMware VM?</a>.</p></li>
           <li>Enabled: After this option is enabled, if the original VM of the copy still exists, the new VM may have a network conflict with the original VM after the restoration. Check the network of the new VM after the restoration.</li>
          </ul></li>
         <li>Select whether to delete the original VM after the restoration is successful.<p>If this option is enabled, the original VM will be deleted after the VM is successfully restored. Otherwise, the original VM will be retained.</p></li>
         <li>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>OK</strong></span></b></span>.<p>After instant recovery, the VM is automatically powered on.</p></li>
        </ol></li>
       <li>Restore the VM to a new location.
        <ol type="a">
         <li>Select <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>New location</strong></span></b></span> for restoring the VM.</li>
         <li>Set a name for the new VM.<p>The name of the new VM cannot be the same as that of other VMs on the vCenter Server or ESXi host.</p></li>
         <li>Set information about a new location to which the VM is restored.
          <div class="p">
           <a href="#vmware_gud_0064__table149241438565">Table 1</a> describes the related parameters. 
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              <b>Table 1 </b>New location information
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               <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="29.75%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.5.2.1.2.1.3.1.2.2.3.1.1"><p>Parameter</p></th>
               <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="70.25%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.5.2.1.2.1.3.1.2.2.3.1.2"><p>Description</p></th>
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               <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="29.75%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.5.2.1.2.1.3.1.2.2.3.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Compute Location</strong></span></p></td>
               <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="70.25%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.5.2.1.2.1.3.1.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Compute resources used by the VM after being restored.</p> <p>Select a cluster, host, resource pool, or vAPP as the target.</p></td>
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               <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="29.75%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.5.2.1.2.1.3.1.2.2.3.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Storage Location</strong></span></p></td>
               <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="70.25%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.5.2.1.2.1.3.1.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Datastore to which the VM configuration files and disk data are restored.</p>
                <ul>
                 <li><span><strong>Different Datastores</strong></span>
                  <ul>
                   <li><span><strong>VM Profile</strong></span>: indicates the datastore where the VM configuration files (excluding the VMDK file) are located.</li>
                   <li><span><strong>VM Disk Files</strong></span>: indicates the datastore where the virtual disk data is stored.
                    <div class="note">
                     <span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span>
                     <div class="notebody">
                      <p>To improve data security, you can store the VM configuration files on an independent datastore and disk data on another datastore.</p>
                     </div>
                    </div></li>
                  </ul></li>
                 <li><span><strong>Same Datastore</strong></span><p>The VM configuration files and all virtual disk data are stored in the same datastore.</p></li>
                </ul></td>
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               <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="29.75%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.5.2.1.2.1.3.1.2.2.3.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Network Location</strong></span></p></td>
               <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="70.25%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.5.2.1.2.1.3.1.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Network to which a VM is connected after being restored.</p></td>
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            </table>
           </div>
          </div></li>
         <li>Choose whether to enable the <strong id="vmware_gud_0064__vmware_gud_0058_0_b123812572599">Enable Network Adapters</strong> function, which is disabled by default.
          <ul id="vmware_gud_0064__vmware_gud_0058_0_ul10473512087">
           <li id="vmware_gud_0064__vmware_gud_0058_0_li64731812984">If this option is disabled, all network adapters of the VM are disconnected after the restoration. To remotely log in to the VM, you need to select <strong id="vmware_gud_0064__vmware_gud_0058_0_b117251644183410">Connect</strong> for the network adapters on the vSphere or ESXi page after the restoration. For details, see <a href="vmware_gud_0099.html">How Do I Enable the Network Adapter of a VMware VM?</a>.</li>
           <li id="vmware_gud_0064__vmware_gud_0058_0_li587672511810">If this option is enabled and the original VM of the copy still exists, a network conflict may occur between the new VM and the original VM after the restoration. In this case, check the network of the new VM after VM restoration.</li>
          </ul></li>
         <li>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>OK</strong></span></b></span>.<p>After instant recovery, the VM is automatically powered on.</p></li>
        </ol></li>
      </ul> <p></p></li>
    </ol>
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